Once Upon A Time ~ Book 1

Chapter 1 - The Threat

Prince Charming rod on his steed accross a bridge over a giant river, his cloak billowing in the wind, over huge, snowy mountains, fields of snow, and through the enchanted forest until finally he reached his destination.
He jumped from his steed and ran towards the glass coffin, the drawfs were surrounding.
"Your too late." said a drawf.
"No." said Charming. "No!"
He stared down at Snow, skin white as snow, lips red as the rose, hair black as soot. The tears rowled down his cheeks.
"Open it." he said.
"I'm sorry. She's gone." said another drawf.
Charming touched the glass coffin and bent his head. "At least let me say goodbye." he said looking up at the drawfs.
Together the drawfs removed the lid of the glass coffin.
Charming bent down on one knee and allowed his lips to touch hers.
A gush of wind came from their lips and blew accross the land. Charming lifted his head and Snow gasped and awoke. Charming smiled broadly and they looked into each others eyes.
"You..... You found me." Snow said touching Charming's cheek.
"Did you ever doubt I would?" he said holding Snows hand.
"Truthfully?" she said sitting up. "The glass coffin gave me a pause."
"You never have to worry. I will always find you." said Charming.
"Do you promise?" said Snow as Charming brushed a strand of hair from her face.

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"I do." said Charming smiling in the beautiful castle chapel.
"And do you, Snow White, promise to take this man to be your husband and love him for all enterity?" said the priest, the chapel lit up through the beautiful stained glass windows.
"I do." said Snow, smiling.
"I now pronounce you husband and wife."
The crowd cheered and clapped happily as they leaned forward to kiss, but before their lips touched the chapel doors flew open and a woman dressed on black stood in the door.
"Sorry I'm late." she said smiling and she walked down the aisle.
Two gaurds ran out in front of her but she blasted them out of her way.
"It's the queen. Run!" shouted a drawf in the crowd.
Snow pulled Charming's sword from his belt and pointed it at the queen. "She's not a queen any more." she said. "She's nothing more than an evil witch!"
"No. Don't stoop to her level. There is no need." said Charming lowering his sword in Snows hand. "You're wasting your time, you've already lost. I will not let you ruin this wedding."
"Oh, I haven't come here to ruin anything." said the queen. "On the contrary, dear, I've come to give you a gift."
"We want nothing from you." said Snow, grasping Charming's arm.
"But you shall have it. My gift to you...is this happy, happy day." she said walking around the crowds. "For tomorrow my real work begins. You're made your vows, now I make mine. Soon everything you love, everything all of you love, will be taken from you forever."
The crowds murmured.
"And out of your suffering....will rise my victory. I shall destroy your happiness if it is the last thing I do." said the queen and turning in her step and walking back down the aisle.
"Hey!" shouted Charming.
The queen turned around and Charming threw his sword directly at her, but before it reached her chest she disappeared in a poof of smoke and so did the sword.
The crowds murmured fearfully and Snow and Charming held close to each other.

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A boy sat on a public bus, a fairytale book lying open on his lap.
A woman opposite him leaned towards him. "That a good book?" she said.
The boy closed the book. And held it up. "This? It's more than just a book." he said.
"Oh!" said the woman chuckling.
"South Boston. South Station. Thank you for riding with greyhound." said the recording on the bus.

The boy stepped off the bus, out onto the streets of Boston. Horns honked, sirens rang and people shuffled around the busy street lite up by the bright lights of the city.
The boy walked over to a taxi cab and knocked on the window.
"Hold on." said a man putting down his phone and rowling down the window.
"Uh, you take credit cards?" said the boy.
"Where to, chief." said the man.

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A elevator dinged and the doors opened and a tall, blond haired woman in a bright pink dress walked into a fancy restaurant.
She looked around until she found who she was looking for and walked over to the table he sat at.
The man stood up and held out his hand. "Emma?" he said.
"Ryan?" the woman said as she shook his hand. "You look relived." she said.
He pulled out a chair and Emma sat down. "Well it is the Internet......Pictures can be....."
"Fake? Outdated? Stolen from a Victoria's Secret catalogue?" Emma said as Ryan sat down.
They both laughed.
"So...." she said.
"So...... Tell me something about youself, Emma." said Ryan.
"Uh, well.....Today's my birthday." said Emma.
"And you are spending it with me? What about your friends?" he said.
"Kind of a loner." she said.
"And you don't like your family?" said Ryan.
"No family to like." she said.
"Oh. Come on, everyone has family."
"Technically, yeah. And everyone knows who they are. Ready to run yet?"
"Oh, not a chance." he said. "You, Emma, are by far, the sexiest friendless orphan that I have ever met."
They both laughed again.
"Okay. Your turn. No wait, let me guess." said Emma. "Um, you are handsome. Charming."
"Go on." he said.
"The kind of guy who, and now stop me if I get this wrong, embezzled from your employer, got arrested, and skipped town before they were able to throw your ass in jail?" said Emma, her smile fading away.
Ryan laughs nervously. "What?"
"And the worst part of all this is your wife. Your wife loves you so much that she bailed you out. And how do you repay that loyalty? You're on a date." she said.
"Who are you?" he said.
"The chick who put up the rest of the money." she said.
"A bail bondsmen?" he said.
"Bail bondsperson." she said.
Then suddenly Ryan pushed the table over, but before the wine spilled on her and the glass shattered Emma stepped back dodging the mess.
Emma sighed. "Really?"
Ryan ran from the restaurant and out the door, he ran accross the street, horns honked, tyres screeched, and cars swerved.
Emma casualy walked from the restaurant after him.
He got to his car and opened it. He jumped in and turned the engine on but as he tried to drive away, the clamped tyre prevented him.
Emma reached his car.
"You don't have to do this, okay? I can pay you. I've got money." he said.
"No, you don't." said Emma shaking her head. "And if you did, you should give it to your wife to take care of you family."
"What the hell do you know about family, huh?" he said.
Emma's face changed quickly and she stepped closer quickly and grabbed his shoulders and slamed his face off the steering wheel, causing the horn to honk.
"Nothing." said Emma to the unconscious man.

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Dear readers,
In this story I shall be listing the names of the characters from different world's and where they are from so that it is easier to follow. Thanks.........

Unfortunately non of the characters match in this chapter:-(